Planning, Scheduling, and Control Integration in the Process Industries

Download or read book Planning, Scheduling, and Control Integration in the Process Industries written by C. Edward Bodington and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1995 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to using computer systems to improve quality and productivity in the process industries, for engineers and managers. Explains the elements that make up an integrated production system, emphasizing planning using computer modeling and nonlinear programming, scheduling operations and inventories using systems for both batch and continuous processes, and controlling processes. Case studies from companies such as Ashland Petroleum, Monsanto, and Idemitsu Petrochemical Company illustrate how integrated systems work. Contains a glossary. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR